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NCT07084831
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A Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Xanomeline/Trospium (XT) on Cognitive Impairment After 24 and 52 Weeks of Treatment in Adult Participants With Schizophrenia

Sponsor: European Group for Research In Schizophrenia

View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Summary

Schizophrenia is a long-lasting and serious mental health disorder that affects about 1% of people worldwide. It can cause symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions (called positive symptoms), confused or disorganized thinking, reduced motivation and emotional expression (negative symptoms), difficulties with memory and concentration (cognitive symptoms), and movement problems like restlessness or slowed activity. Current treatments, called antipsychotics, mainly work by blocking dopamine in the brain. These medicines are helpful for hallucinations and delusions, but they do little to improve negative or cognitive symptoms. A new medicine, Xanomeline/Trospium (XT), works differently. It targets a brain system called the muscarinic acetylcholine receptors while limiting side effects elsewhere in the body. Clinical trials have shown that XT reduces psychotic symptoms effectively and is generally well tolerated. The FDA approved XT in 2024 for adults with schizophrenia. Importantly, early results also suggest that XT may help improve thinking and memory (cognition domains), though this has not yet been studied in depth. Most schizophrenia drug studies pay little attention to long-term changes in cognition, often using only short screening tests. This study will be the first to take a deep look at cognitive function over a full year of XT treatment. It will also examine how changes in thinking skills connect with other aspects of life, such as symptom control, daily functioning, and quality of life. By making cognition a central outcome, the study responds to an urgent need in schizophrenia research: moving beyond just controlling hallucinations and delusions toward improving real-world recovery. The results could help shape future treatment strategies and support the idea that cognition should be a core treatment target in schizophrenia.

Official title: A Prospective, Open-label, Single-arm, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Xanomeline/Trospium (XT) on Cognitive Impairment After 24 and 52 Weeks of Treatment in Adult Participants With Schizophrenia

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

18 Years - 55 Years

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

171

Start Date

2026-01-14

Completion Date

2028-07-01

Last Updated

2026-03-03

Healthy Volunteers

No

Interventions

DRUG

Xanomeline/trospium

Participants will receive oral xanomeline/trospium during the trial (target dose 125/30 BID).

Locations (16)

Medical University Innsbruck

Innsbruck, Austria

UPC KU Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

National Institute of Mental Health

Klecany, Czechia

Psykiatrisk Center Glostrup

Glostrup Municipality, Denmark

University of Augsburg

Augsburg, Germany

University Hospital Cologne

Cologne, Germany

Central Institute of Mental Health

Mannheim, Germany

Ludwig Maximilian University

München, Germany

Semmelweis University

Budapest, Hungary

Sheba Medical Center

Ramat Gan, Israel

University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Naples, Italy

AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

Torino, Italy

University Medical Center Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands

Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitario La Paz

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío

Seville, Spain